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3440 S DEARBORN ST, Chicago IL, 60616 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 172544

Building Info

Square Footage: 144,195 sqft
Higher than 51% of all buildings
1.0x median
139,707 sqft
0.6x median Office
259,000 sqft
Built: 1943
Primary Property Type: Office
Community Area: Douglas
Ward: 3
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 2 / 100
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2022 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F: 21.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
#5 Highest of Offices 🚨
Higher than 98% of all buildings
3.4x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
3.1x median Office
6.9 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 3,133 tons CO₂e
Higher than 87% of all buildings
3.5x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
1.7x median Office
1,832.2 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 6/7
A

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 0 kBtu
Lower than 97% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
5,818,399.6 kBtu
Median Office
2,672,800.1 kBtu
This Building Uses District Heating ❗
Although this building didn't burn any fossil gas on site, it's connected to a district heating system, a centralized system for heating multiple buildings. District heating systems can be fully electric, but in Chicago most district heating systems are fossil gas powered, meaning this building was most likely still heated with fossil gas.
Electricity Use: 9,479,245 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $397,000 for 2022**
Higher than 77% of all buildings
2.5x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
0.9x median Office
10,340,763.6 kBtu
District Steam Use: 17,120,765 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.
District Chilled Water Use: 14,194,595 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 40,794,606 kBTU

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Source Energy Usage Intensity: Not Reported
This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.
Site Energy Usage Intensity: Not Reported
This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.

Full Historical Data Table for Tech Business Center

Year	Overall Grade	Emissions Intensity Sub-Grade	Energy Mix Sub-Grade	Reporting Mix Sub-Grade	GHG Intensity kg CO₂e / sqft	GHG Emissions metric tons CO₂e	Energy Mix	Electricity Use kBTU	Fossil Gas Use kBTU	District Steam Use kBTU	District Chilled Water Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2016	C	F	B	A	27.8	4,013	26%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 39%Other	11,317,263	-	17,113,602	15,013,836	493.3	144,195	-	3.0
2017	C	F	B	A	28.1	4,055	24%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 40%Other	10,913,002	-	18,028,206	15,943,968	498.6	144,195	-	2.0
2018	C	F	A	A	26.4	3,803	23%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 43%Other	10,283,475	-	19,342,800	15,344,736	457.9	144,195	1.0	-
2019						-		-	-	-	-		-	1.0	-
2020	C	F	A	A	24.4	3,522	24%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 40%Other	10,302,384	-	16,855,698	15,090,912	435.9	144,195	1.0	2.0
2021	C	F	A	A	23.3	3,363	23%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 39%Other	9,902,306	-	16,758,984	15,869,076	432.3	144,195	1.0	2.0
2022	C	F	A	A	21.7	3,133	23%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 42%Other	9,479,246	-	17,120,765	14,194,596	416.5	144,195	1.0	2.0

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2022, which only applies to buildings over 50,000 square feet.

** Note on Bill Estimates: Estimates for gas and electric bills are based on average electric and gas retail prices for Chicago in 2021 and are rounded. We expect large buildings would negotiate lower rates with utilities, but these estimates serve as an upper bound of cost and help understand the volume of energy a building is used by comparing it to your own energy bills! See our Chicago Gas & Electric Costs Source for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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